A little update...

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earthmama007

Discussion Starter · Jun 23, 2004

I had posted about a new friend of mines son. I couldn't tell if he was circumcised or not. Well, turns out the ped who performed the circ' didn't want to even do it and even tried to talk the mom out of it. So the ped did a partial circ'. The mom said she only wanted it done because the dad was.

Ya know that is a really good reason!

: Anyways, I wanted to share and ask you all if a partial is worse or better? I assumed better but I thought stuff would get stuck in the forskin. I don't know though. Also, she is a L&D nurse and said that she had seen one done before DS's birth and would never watch again...but you will do it for your son???

Then another story. Yesterday a friend brought their 9 day old son over and he had been circ'. My husband and I have given the parents loads of information. They said they wouldn't but turns out they did. I held the baby while the mom went to the bathroom. I wispered to him how sorry I was and that I tried to help him. C was really looking intently into my eyes like he was listening and knew what I was saying. It was so sad to see. His skin looked chared and red.

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Frankly Speaking

· #2 · Jun 23, 2004

What you are calling a partial circ is really a loose circumcision. He is still 100% circumcised and all of the damage is done. The only thing that is avoided is the problems associated with having too little shaft skin.

This is curious. You have one friend who choose mutilation after seeing the procedure and after fighting it out with her pediatrician and you have another friend who rejected your advise and lied to you about it. Are friends in such short supply in your area that these are the best you can muster?

Frank

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PuppyFluffer

· #3 · Jun 23, 2004

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Originally Posted by Frankly Speaking
This is curious. You have one friend who choose mutilation after seeing the procedure and after fighting it out with her pediatrician and you have another friend who rejected your advise and lied to you about it. Are friends in such short supply in your area that these are the best you can muster?Frank

You know Frank, I read this and thought "wow, that's a bit harsh" and the very next thought thru my mind was "and so very true". I have found that I cannot be friends with people who allow their children to be hurt.

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earthmama007

Discussion Starter · #4 · Jun 23, 2004

Now, now Frank. I do have better friends. The first lady is a neighbor and the second was the wife of someone who works with my husband. She had been over because she needed help nursing and us being in the military I was the only one she really knew who nursed and she has no family to turn to. My husband talks to the husband about religion, babies, vaxing, circ', etc....we had tried to tell them and they knew and agreed but said that he just needed to. Our response: well, why now? Why not wait until you know for sure or when he is old enough to have "real"anesthesia. We thought by that time they would know even more and realize it isn't hard to take care of and that there really was not point to the barbaric procedure.

I am not necessarily friends with people I give information to.

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Frankly Speaking

· #5 · Jun 23, 2004

OK, I understand. I just have a different definition of friends. These are people I would call acquaintances. To me, friends implies a much closer relationship and I misunderstood.

Frank

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earthmama007

Discussion Starter · #6 · Jun 23, 2004

I should have used the word aquaintance, you are right. I didn't think anyone would think of it in the way you did.

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